A male teen was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery and is currently being held in custody at an east London police station.

Police have said in a statement that all five incidents are being treated as linked at this time.

London has experienced a spate of acid attacks in recent months.

Two Australian sisters were seriously burnt in April after acid was flung into a nightclub in East London.

Last month, a young woman was celebrating her 21st birthday when a man threw acid through the open window of her car, the woman had "life changing" burns to her face, and her cousin was hospitalised in a coma.

Source: NZ Herald

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